The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-19

Wesley Green, father of Bryant Green,
was found by the reporter and said that the
Lynches kept a bad place-playing cards
and ''whoopingn on Sundays. The vigilants,
he thought, had done right in whipping
them. Mrs. Lynch was a respectable woman,
he guessed, and the ''cutting up had only
been going on seven or eight months.
PUBLIC OPINION.
Public opinion in the neighborhood is
much divided over the matter, but the gen.
eral opinion isthat the knights ought not
to have done the whipping.
The whipping of women is too frequent
in the annals of the knights" to be pleas
ant Generally their victims are charged
with unchastity, but it is admitted that
there have been cases when whippingS were
given as the result of disappointment or
malice.
More serious things than these have been
recorded against them, and the list of fami-
lies whipped, houses burned and victims
forced TO leave home are distressingly COM
mon. Hardly week passes that these
minor outrages are not reported from some
where in the territory of the knights
More than one tragedy has resulted from
what was meant to be trifiing punishment.
MAKING A LAZY MAN HAUL WOOD.
In Blue River township Lem Arnold lived
e couple of years ago. He was apparently
stout and healthy, but was accused of shift
lessneSs and letting his wife haul wood.
That winter band of the knights visited
him at midnight, took him out of bed and
hauled up good supply of firewood Ar
mold drew the sled in his night shirt, and
although he was literally whipped to keep
up the circulation, he died a few weeks
afterward of consumption, brought on by
the exposure
In the same township lived Henry Long,
q lawyer accused of being of disturbing
element, especially at elections. He was
brought to trial before a magistrate. While
the case was in progress band of masked
men, with their coats turned, surrounded
the house. Long sprang to the door and shot
dead the first man who entered. The victim
proved'to be a respected young Frenchman
named NJ Henriot, whom the mob had
forced into the lead. Long tried to shoot
again, but his pistol failed him. He made
a dash through the crowd but received sew,
eral shots, from the effects of which ne died
next day ct Corydon. None of the band
was ever brought to justice.
A TOWN CAPTURED.
Corydon was once captured by band of
the white Caps" In May, 1885, there was
talk of corruption i'm the county offices, but
TO the demands for investigation no attcn-
ton was paid On Saturday evening two
men rode into town about dark, saying they
had come To see the Ku kl1X. Soon horse
men began TO ride into town from every
road. In half an hour between 200 and 800
had gathered upon the public square. The
men had their coats turned, and all wore
white masks, with dozen other forms of
disguise All the horses had white masks
over their heads, with holes cut for their
eyes and ears. A number of horses had
white strips tied around q fore leg. The
band rode through every street in the town
In military order, then once around 10 and
then disbanded. Two or three were OBJ
served to ride into livery stable and leave
their horses.
The next morning letters threatening to
burn the town and kill every one of the
officers unless an investigation was ordered
were received by the County Commissioners
and several of the prominent citizens.
An investigation was ordered the next
week Discrepancies were found in the
Treasures and Auditors offices. Treasurer
Bowling turned over a large sum of money
he had collected, was sued ON his bond and
5000 more was recovered. The records in
tine Auditors Office were mutilated one
night, SO a complete investigation could not
be had Auditor A. W. Brewster, however,
paid over 5000 which il was thought he
owed the county. 81,
john Jacob Miller. weIl-to-do farmer